India’s dynamic landscape of NGOs, companies, and individuals striving for social change benefits from various funding opportunities. This guide highlights over 40 grants available from philanthropic foundations and CSR programs, including the HCL Foundation, Habitats Trust, reach52 and the Azim Premji Foundation. Whether your focus is on education, healthcare, sustainability, or community development, these grants can help turn your vision into reality.
₹5 Crore Grants for NGOs in Environment, Health, and Education Initiatives (India)
Deadline: 25-Jun-2024
The HCLFoundation is inviting applications for the HCLTech Grant Program…[more]
India: INLAKS – Ravi Sankaran (RS) Small Grants in Conservation Programme
Deadline: 30 May 2024
Submissions are now open for the Ravi Sankaran (RS) Small Grants in Conservation Programme…[more]
NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (India)
Deadline: 31 May 2024
Apply for the NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention), a series of online Challenges under NGIS…[more]
India: Agripreneurship Orientation Programme (Cohort VI)
Deadline: 31 May 2024
If you’re a graduate with an innovative idea and want to embark on an entrepreneurial journey in agribusiness, this is your opportunity! The ABIS-TBI-R-ABI Centre at TNAU, Coimbatore is inviting applications for the AOP Cohort VI under the RKVY RAFTAAR R ABI Program…[more]
The Habitats Trust Grants for India- Conservation, Action, and Seed Grants
Deadline: 01-Jul-2024
The Habitats Trust Grants is providing grants to support conservation organisations and individuals, who work to conserve India’s natural habitats and native species of flora and fauna, especially the lesser-known species and neglected habitats…[more]
Prime Minister’s Awards for Yoga 2024 – India
Deadline: 30 June 2024
Applications are now open for the two Yoga awards – one International and other National – to be given on the occasion of International Day of Yoga to recognize and felicitate individual(s)/ organization(s) who have made significant impact on the society for a sustained period of time by way of promotion and development of Yoga…[more]
India: Startup Agri-Business Incubation Programme – Cohort 10
Deadline: Ongoing
CCS NIAM Centre for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Skill Development launches “Startup Agri-Business Incubation Program” under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR)…[more]
India: Agripreneurship Orientation Programme – Cohort 10
Deadline: Ongoing
CCS NIAM Centre for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Skill Development launches “Agripreneurship Orientation Programme” under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR)…[more]
Apply to Become a reach52 Growth Partner
Deadline: 30-Jun-2024
The reach52 is seeking expressions of interest from established Growth Partners (which can include community-based organisations, such as NGOs, socially-minded private sector firms, and civil society organisations) to help them recruit and train agents…[more]
India: NIDHI – Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) Programme
Deadline: 30 May 2024
NIDHI – Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) Programme is one of the programs introduced under NIDHI to inspire the best talents to be entrepreneurs, to minimize the risk involved in pursuing start- ups, and to partially set off their opportunity costs of high paying jobs…[more]
Sightsavers India Fellowship Program 2024
Deadline: 30 June 2024
The Sightsavers India has launched its Fellowship Program to reduce avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for people with disabilities…[more]
Applications open for WISE-SCOPE Fellowship Program – India
Deadline: 31 August 2024
The Department of Science & Technology (DST) is seeking applications for its Women In Science and Engineering (WISE)-Societal Challenges with Opportunities (SCOPE) Fellowship Program to provide opportunity to Women Scientists and Technologists who have completed Ph.D. and want to utilize their S&T knowledge and expertise for the benefit of society…[more]
CFAs: ASEAN-India Collaborative R&D Scheme 2024
Deadline: 24 June 2024
Applications are now open for the ASEAN-India Collaborative R&D Scheme to support collaborative Research & Development (R&D) and to facilitate sharing of advance research facilities among researchers of ASEAN MS and India…[more]
Amba Dalmia Scholarship 2024 – India
Deadline: 5 June 2024
The Amba Dalmia scholarship offers financial support to talented young women who wish to pursue higher studies in France in various fields such as Music, Theatre, Sports, Arts, Sculpture, Cinema, Ballet, Opera, Painting, Photography, Oenology, and Culinary studies…[more]
She Rises Initiative Women Entrepreneurs – India
Deadline: 15 June 2024
Attention all womenpreneurs, FICCI FLO have opened applications for She Rises – an initiative to help take your startup to the next level! Don’t miss this chance to grow your business and join a community of likeminded women…[more]
Conquest Startup Accelerator – India
Deadline: 31 May 2024
Conquest is India’s first student run startup accelerator which provides mentorship to the best of the best startups of India by connecting them with stalwarts in the field…[more]
India EVolve Innovation Challenge
Deadline: 30 July 2024
The India EVolve Innovation Challenge invites young creative minds from across India to ideate scalable solutions to decarbonize India’s transport sector…[more]
Apply Now: India Fellow Fellowship Programme
Deadline: 20 June 2024
India Fellow is inviting applications for the 17th Cohort of fellowship programme where the fellows will be assigned to projects after careful consideration of various factors like skillset, aspirations and experience of the fellows along with those of the requirements of the project…[more]
Sree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Research Grants (India)
Deadline: 31 May 2024
The Sree Padmavathi Venkateswara Foundation (SreePVF) is providing Grants to support translational research, based on excellent science, in the agriculture sector to achieve last-mile accomplishment…[more]
Goa Open Arts Grants Program (India)
Deadline: 15 July 2024
The Goa Open Arts has announced the fifth edition of the Goa Open Arts Grants program…[more]
Propel Global Business Accelerator 2024 (India)
Deadline: 14 June 2024
Applications are now open for the Propel Global Business Accelerator 2024…[more]
Call for Proposals to strengthen India’s Inclusive Technological Innovation and Equitable Growth
Deadline: 03-Jun-24
The U.S. Department of State’s Public Diplomacy Section in New Delhi is inviting proposals for the Space Experiential Learning Center (SELC) to strengthen India’s inclusive technological innovation and equitable growth by fostering experiential learning in space research for high school aged students…[more]
U.S. Mission to India: Empowering Media Savvy Youth
Deadline: 03-Jun-24
The U.S. Department of State’s Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) in India is pleased to announce an open competition for a cooperative agreement to support the “Empowering Media Savvy Youth” project in FY2024…[more]
Azim Premji Foundation Grant Program for Early-stage CSOs in India
Deadline: 31 May 2024
The Azim Premji Foundation is inviting grant applications from early-stage, not-for-profit organisations to foster vibrancy in the Civil Society ecosystem, enabling new people with new ideas, who are keen to contribute towards addressing the socio-economic development challenges of the most vulnerable and marginalised communities…[more]
NOFO: Empowering LGBTQI+ Community Leadership (India)
Deadline: 07-Jun-24
The Embassy of the United States of America, New Delhi, announces an open competition to implement a program to promote equal access for LGBTQI+ communities by strengthening leadership capacity…[more]
Solve for Tomorrow National Education and Innovation Competition – India
Deadline: 31 May 2024
Join Solve for Tomorrow, a national education and innovation competition for the next generation and win grants of up to ₹ 92 lakh along with exciting Samsung goodies…[more]
Art Exchange: Moving Image Programme
Deadline: 31 May 2024
Art Exchange: Moving Image programme is a collaborative and cross-cultural curatorial professional development and exhibition programme for early to mid-career visual arts curators from South Asia working with the moving image…[more]
Conservation Grants Western Himalayas 2024 – India
Deadline: 5 June 2024
The Conservation Grants for Western Himalayas 2024 is open to youth working on community-based conservation projects across Ladakh, Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in the Western Himalayas…[more]
Request for Proposals: Workshops/Residencies (Arts Practice) – India
Deadline: Ongoing
The India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) invites applications for the Workshops/Residencies under its Arts Practice programme…[more]
Laerdal Foundation announces Saving Lives at Birth in Low-Resource Settings Program
Deadline: 01-Oct-2024
The Laerdal Foundation is providing financial support to practically oriented research projects that can help prevent needless deaths from sudden cardiac arrest, trauma, and during birth…[more]
Japan Foundation Indo-Pacific Partnership Research Fellowship
Deadline: 14 June 2024
The Japan Foundation (JF) is pleased to announce a new fellowship program, the Japan Foundation Indo-Pacific Partnership (JFIPP) Research Fellowship, with the purpose of building partnerships and intellectual networks in the Indo-Pacific region…[more]
India Happiness Photo Contest 2024
Deadline: 1 July 2024
With great pleasure, Happiness Strategy Foundation is inviting photography submissions to the third annual India Happiness Photo Contest 2024…[more]
Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program – India
Deadline: 7 August 2024
The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) is pleased to announce the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program…[more]
Grant for Agroecology Program (GAP) – Regular Fund in India
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Applications are now open for the GAP- Regular Fund programme to strengthen Smart Agro-Ecology practices that enhance productivity, reduce environmental impact, and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers…[more]
SAMRIDH Recoverable Grants Program – India
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
SAMRIDH invites applications for its newly launched Recoverable Grants initiative from healthcare enterprises to solve India’s healthcare challenges…[more]
Gruhas Gusto – India’s Leading Food Innovation Program
Deadline: Ongoing
Applications are now open for the Gruhas Gusto, a groundbreaking 6-month accelerator program aimed at catalysing the growth of early-stage food companies…[more]
Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (India)
Deadline: 15 July 2024
The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) is offering fellowships to provide opportunities to talented faculty and researchers to strengthen their research capacities…[more]
Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships (India)
Deadline: 1 July 2024
The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) is inviting applications for the Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships to provide Indian faculty, researchers, and professionals the opportunity to teach, conduct research, or carry out a combination of teaching and research at a U.S. institution…[more]
Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships (India)
Deadline: 15 July 2024
The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) invites applications for Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships designed for Indian scholars who are registered for a Ph.D. at an Indian institution…[more]
Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowships for Doctoral Research (India)
Deadline: 15 July 2024
The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) is currently accepting applications for the Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowships to build long-term capacity to address climate change-related issues in India and the U.S…[more]
Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research – India
Deadline: 15 July 2024
The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) is seeking applications for the Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research Program to build long-term capacity to address climate change-related issues in India and the U.S…[more]
SPJIMR FinNovate Accelerator – India
Deadline: Ongoing
SPJIMR FinNovate Accelerator would be a best-in-class accelerator for innovative start- ups in finance…[more]